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Re:Shortcomings of Amazon Mechanical Turk May Threaten Natural Languag...
on Saturday September 18, 2021 @09:10AM (#28575964)
this service always made me feel uncomfortable, even the origin of the name “mechanical turk”… an illusion of automation meant to fool others, but really just the hidden labor of a foreigner
Re:You don't need to burn off your fingertips (and other biometric myths)
on Thursday September 16, 2021 @11:44PM (#28560973)
the whole argument is “biometrics are harder than you think to fake, better than nothing, and in a scenario where you’re being physically assaulted a password isn’t much safer”
what’s the issue? he’s not advocating for you to stop using a strong password if you already are, he’s saying people who use nothing should be encouraged to use something… perfect is the enemy of good
Re:Social Networks: It's worse than you think (2020)
on Saturday September 11, 2021 @06:32PM (#28496712)
facebook has billions of monthly users, there’s no way you interact with even 1% of that, so anecdotal feelings are completely meaningless!
Re:World’s Top Beef Supplier Approves Methane-Busting Cow Feed
on Saturday September 11, 2021 @08:58AM (#28491618)
ehh, I don’t eat meat and it only takes slightly more effort to get enough protein. There are entire cultures that do it
Re:High-powered motorcycle vibrations might impact iPhone camera
on Saturday September 11, 2021 @08:56AM (#28491602)
yes this is exactly what people do with modified cars too
Re:LAPD officers told to collect social media data on every civilian t...
on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @06:33PM (#28463878)
“I smell marijuana” is probable cause… it’s been weakened recently, but probable cause doesn’t have to be proven. “Bloodshot eyes” is another one that works for DUI cause.
Re:Lemmy – A link aggregator for the fediverse
on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @08:25AM (#28456043)
when you maintain an open source project you’re inundated with a constant stream of questions from beginners (no matter how much documentation you have), and using docker eliminates some of those questions
Re:Big Brothers Has Privatized
on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @08:40PM (#28451584)
why? the explanation is entirely reasonable and was expected beforehand
Re:Sci-Hub new published papers are now available
on Monday September 06, 2021 @01:27PM (#28435954)
if more people donate it seems less likely that anyone would go after individual donors… not the reassurance you’re after, but it might be the best you can get
Re:The Elements of Typographic Style Applied to the Web
on Saturday September 04, 2021 @01:52PM (#28417344)
if you read any of this you’d realize that’s not what’s being suggested… it’s about making informed decisions about how you style text with css
typography is generally involved with any text, many of these are standards that have existed for hundreds of years and still exist on computers
Re:GoDaddy is cutting off Texas Right to Life’s abortion ‘whistleblowi...
on Saturday September 04, 2021 @09:19AM (#28414837)
to be clear, the position here is “turn in a woman for cash because she exercised bodily autonomy”
this isn’t really slippery slope, there are so many red flags here
Re:A bike parts company ditched Amazon to support indie shops instead
on Monday August 23, 2021 @07:15PM (#28283271)
You’re not talking about protected bike lanes, which I think is an important distinction.
Traffic travels too fast in the US, and I do not want to share roads with cars going 40+ mph
Re:The world must cooperate to avoid colliding satellites and space de...
on Thursday August 19, 2021 @09:08AM (#28233356)
maybe we need something like this to learn how to be more careful before launching garbage everywhere we go
Re:Can AI help design our mascot?
on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @06:29PM (#28227952)
ok now compare these to hiring a professional designer